Mastering Money
Tune into one of the best retirement shows on the radio! Mastering Money is hosted by Certified Income Specialist™ and best selling author, Steve Jurich (pronounced Jur-itch). Steve is an experienced 20 year veteran of financial services and is licensed in securities, insurance, and real estate. He is a Certified Annuity Specialist® who reviews up to 2700 annuities on a regular basis. As a fiduciary, Steve’s clients enjoy access to the services of Fidelity Institutional, member FINRA, SIPC.
Episodes
You’ve heard the term "WIDE MOAT" being used in the investment world. Most of us would rather own stocks that have a wide moat, given the choice. More fortunes have been built from owning quality stocks over time, than trying to time the market with stocks that go up and down like a roller coaster. So, what Is a Wide Moat? And, how can you determine if a company has one before you buy its stock? We’ll review that in the Market I...
It’s known as the Widow’s Penalty—the financial shock of what happens when a husband dies who has been handling the investments and the tax returns. Suddenly, income goes down, taxes go up—yes, I’ll explain that-- and expenses remain about the same. In the Market Intel segment, We’ll review 3 steps to take now to avoid or diminish the impact of the Widow’s Penalty in your financial plan for retirement, then we'll review investment ...
Daily IQ Retirement Brief 4/30/25
Scotts Miracle Grow is a profitable company that dominates the lawn and garden business at Home Depot, Lowes and all major retailers. Its stock shot up to $250 a share during the Pandemic, but is now back to $50. What happened? Weed, not weeds. They took a foray into growing marijuana during Covid, and the weed business got crushed. They’ve gone back to the basics and back to doing what they're best at. An interesting story from Ba...
Daily IQ Retirement Brief 4/29/25
In a twist of events, the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden, and Denmark are beefing up their militaries in a big way. After being peace-niks for decades. Denmark for example, is increasing its military budget by 70 percent according to the Wall Street Journal. A timely full report on that in the Market Intel Segment, then Certified Financial Planner Matt Zucarro joins us...MASTERING MONEY is on the air!!
Daily IQ Retirement Brief 4/28/25
It's a Larry Kudlow Monday! Today on Mastering Money we feature a special podcast edition of Larry Kudlow's terrific nationwide podcast. Having served as an economist in two presidential administrations--Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump--and having been an 'A-list' commentator on the two top business stations--CNBC and Fox Business--Larry's insights are on the money. In each podcast he interviews top thought leaders from the worlds ...
Daily IQ Retirement Brief 4/25/25
The future is arriving daily, and AI—Artificial Intelligence-- is making it get here even faster. In today's Market Intel segment, we examine how AI is cutting down the time on bringing breakthrough prescription drugs to market and why select AI stocks can still improve your portfolio this year. Then health insurance expert Shelley Grandidge joins us with the details you need to make smarter health insurance decisions. MASTERING M...
One day we could wake up and the electrical grid across wide swaths of the U.S. could be shut down. Cell phones service? OUT! Solar storms have been happening since the beginning of time. The last big one occurred in1859. The next big one could happen, scientists say. We've got the Wall Street Journal report on that in the Market Intel segment, and then I'll review a scientific approach to growing your money and better understand m...
Daily IQ Retirement Brief 4/24/25
So what's the difference between banks and life insurance companies issuing annuities in a financial crisis? A big difference! FAST rising rates by the FED have hurt banks reserves dramatically. But helped insurance companies reserves greatly. We'll explain why today and then Shelly Grandidge joins us to review today's best health insurance and Medicare options..... MASTERING MONEY IS ON THE AIR!
Daily IQ Retirement Brief 4/23/25
Eight in ten non-retired Americans express anxiety that their savings may not provide enough to live on in retirement. We'll review this carefully conducted landmark survey of 3,119 U.S. adults in the Market Intel segment, then we'll explore why CNBC PRO is making the case for dividend stocks as the stock market returns back to the time honored basics of value and dividend investing. MASTERING MONEY is on the air.
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